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"Companies need to provide a seamless experience for their road warriors who are traversing the globe in search of new clients, attending conferences, exploring new business opportunities and checking on projects.
The goal of automating the T&E function isn’t just to save the company time and money, although that is a significant consideration. With policies in place, companies can ensure that business travelers are adhering to allowances for meals, hotels and other travel-related expenses. Companies that establish clear policies for how employees can book and pay for travel — and which vendors to use — can negotiate discounts and rewards with hotels, rental car agencies and airlines.
In addition to the financial benefits of an expense management policy, employee satisfaction is also at stake. Creating a realistic travel policy that is clear, simple and easily accessible makes employees happy. A quick and hassle-free travel expense management process reduces traveler stress, enabling

The modern workplace is anywhere
Complex work. Specialised teams all over the place. They’re in offices, homes, hotels, cars and airports. It could hardly be any more different to the days when people sat in neat rows of desks. That’s the modern reality of business life—it’s happening everywhere at once.
Not only that, it’s happening on all kinds of devices, from desktop to mobile. And every generation of worker expects to have its workstyle accommodated.
Today, co- workers mingle flexibly in pairs and groups, and those teams thrive on exchanging creative energy. They meet up in spaces designed specifically to encourage the cross-pollination of ideas. Their disruptive new concepts are where the next big growth opportunities are. The modern workplace is one where ongoing innovation is valued above all else. And flexibility extends well beyond four walls.
Think about the way you work today and how it has evolved. Chances are it’s no longer 9 ‘til 5.
Mobile employees, contract workers, fr

Cyber-criminals are increasingly sophisticated and targeted in their attacks. If you are in charge of ensuring the security of your company’s website, it has not been easy going as these notable security incidents reveal:
• Sabre Systems—The reservation software company had data from Hard Rock Hotels, Google, Loews, and others, stolen as a result of the breach1.
• CIA—WikiLeaks obtained and published documents detailing the intelligence agency’s hacking efforts1.
• Virgin America—Thousands of employees and contractors had their login information compromised1.
• Equifax—The credit rating agency had a breach into highly sensitive personal information of 143 million U.S. consumers1.
• Universities and Federal Agencies—More than 60 universities and US federal organizations were compromised with SQL injections1.
There are numerous lessons to be learned from these breaches. Despite the growing stream of news stories about highly damaging attacks that compromise customer info

Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants prides itself on the personalized connection between hotel staff and guests. In order to be successful, their IT infrastructure needs to be agile, secure, and reliable.
After deploying EMC converged infrastructure from VCE, Kimpton achieved a 25 percent reduction in operating expenses, and they can now stand up virtual machines (VMs) in minutes to capitalize on business opportunities, compared to days or weeks with the old infrastructure. Read this customer case study to find out more about how Kimpton was able to reduce their costs while improving the performance of their IT environment.

"While free Wi-Fi is ubiquitous in airports, coffee shops, hotels, and other highly trafficked areas, this service is no longer unique to these locales. Guest Wi-Fi is now expected in nearly every industry – but how do you deliver Wi-Fi while enforcing acceptable use policies and meeting compliance regulations?
Dive into the requirements for Wi-Fi security by consulting this brief resource today. Inside, find five essential recommendations to help you make Wi-Fi security your business reality – read on to get started now."

According to many market research analysts, the global wireless access point (WAP) market is anticipated to continue its upward trajectory and to grow at an impressive compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 8% through 2020. Many enterprises are utilizing cloudcomputing technology for cost-cutting purposes, eliminating investments required for storage hardware and other physical infrastructures. With significant growth expected in Internet usage, particularly bandwidth consuming video traffic, WAP vendors need to enable their customers to monitor and improve device performance, improve end user experience, and enhance security. These customers include general enterprises that offer Internet access to patrons like airports, hotels, retail / shopping centers and so on. These external Internet access providers can differentiate themselves by offering optimum service through advanced network analytics, traffic shaping, application control, security capabilities and more.

Hotels and resorts with function space may well have an opportunity to boost their
overall property revenue, given the escalating demand for function space and the
fact that many of them have already maximized the value of their guest rooms
through sophisticated revenue management capabilities. Success generally starts
with a next-generation technology solution that can empower sales and catering
personnel. Success also requires having in place the right organizational resources,
business processes and performance metrics.

45% of emails are opened after an offer expires. See how Wyndham Hotels used a countdown timer to drive post-sale bookings and learn how to build best-in-class contextual email campaigns. Get our tips and tactics on building emails that see real results.

45% of emails are opened after an offer expires. See how Wyndham Hotels used a countdown timer to drive post-sale bookings and learn how to build best-in-class contextual email campaigns. Get our tips and tactics on building emails that see real results.

This whitepaper reveals how OPERA Cloud brings to the cloud the power of the OPERA software suite that leading hotels and casinos around the world have relied on for years to manage properties, hotel operations, and distribution.

Based on the findings of our independent research study, "Millennials and Hospitality: The Redefinition of Service”, get our five tips to help you successfully win the business of this coveted, tech-savvy generation and keep them coming back.

The Sojern Traveler Platform offers hotels of all sizes access to over 350 million traveler profiles that allow you to precisely target prospects at all stages of the marketing funnel. You can also manage campaigns across multiple channels and devices, maintain brand awareness, increase purchase consideration, and turn site visitors into hotel room bookers.

The time of mobile point of sale (mPOS) has arrived.
While the mission to adopt EMV has dominated the payments industry over the past few
years, many hotels, resorts and casinos are now focusing their efforts on rapid planning and
implementation of mPOS strategies. A number of emerging trends are driving this new focus,
including an emphasis on enhancing guest experiences and building brand loyalty by leveraging
digital and mobile technologies.
Innovative hotels, resorts and casinos are using these solutions to create entirely new guest
experiences that improve service speed and convenience while creating distinct competitive
advantages. mPOS is increasingly becoming a key part of the picture, providing unique
opportunities to improve guest service quality and engagement, create new efficiencies and cost
savings, and strengthen their brand.
This eBook will provide an overview of those opportunities, some key trends in the hotel
& lodging industry, and guide you through the key requirem

As more people continue to travel all over the world for business and pleasure, so the battle for hotel guests has become more and more intense, and unsurprisingly hotels are deploying a full range of loyalty programs and incentives to try and hook in guests, build up brand loyalty and reap the rewards of return business. Points programs, privileges such as free access to spas or executive lounges and exclusive offers are popular rewards. But are guests engaged? Given the choice to revoke their personal information from hotel brands, more than 80% of respondents said they would. Yet loyalty programs are at the heart of hoteliers’ commercial strategy. So what is going on?

When it comes to guest safety, exceptional customer service,
and streamlining operations, nothing is faster than right NOW.
Organizations across various industry segments — hotels,
casinos, restaurants and entertainment venues — are juggling a
mix of communication devices. This can mean gaps in coverage,
poor battery life and aging equipment that diminishes your ability
to deliver premium guest service. The power of NOW puts instant
communications at your workers’ fingertips — because when
communication slows, business slows.